California Court of Appeal

Trial court's instruction on battered women's syndrome (BWS), when considered in conjunction with all instructions and arguments of counsel, did not limit consideration of BWS to "perfect self-defense" only, and did not result in jury confusion.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/02/2002
• Published 05/02/2002

Judges

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
•  Patricia L. Watkins, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, Half Moon Bay, for Defendant and Appellant., Bill Lockyer, Attorney General, Robert R. Anderson, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Mary Jo Graves, Acting Assistant Attorney General,  J. Robert Jibson and Janine R. Busch, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.